Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-02
BRIGHT BITS.

THE Pittsburg Despatch says that the
tramp tolls not, neither doth be spin"
Don't you believe it. No yarn in the world
equals that which is spun by the tramp
L0aoeH Courier.
SAID Jones ''She's pltghted her love TO me,
I'm happy enough to climb tree""
Said Brown to Jones. "Don't be soft-headed,
Iou'l have more cause when you are we'd
ded''-Detroit Free Ps ess.
"MR. BRowN.'' said Dumley. 81 call to re-
quest your daughters hand in marriage"
Her hand2'
"l es, SIR"
whats the matter with asking for the
glrip'-BditinnOTe Neaos.
THE long winded speaker, he spoke;
The poor office-seeker. he sOke;
The runner he ran;
he dunner, he dan:
And the shrieker he horribly shroke.
II. z. Dod9s.
TRISPERI, who is somewhat of a guzzler.
for some tlme has been taking all his bever-
ages with the aid of a straw. When one of
his friends asked him the reason he replied !:
lit Is only because | ha re soiemnly prom
ised my wife that l will never let my lips
touch glass of liquor. ''-Bu9aIo CONNER
ctdL.
OMAHA PRooF-READER going over Mon
treal letterl-There is nothing like Canadian
winter sports to make men congenial. Is
that word ''congenial" right?
Copy holder--I can't tell; it's all blurred.
Must be some mistake about it."
MAYBE there is.
Yes, FL change it to CONCEAL. '"-Omaha
World.
THAT man has the greatest voice of any
body on the floor" said a visitor in the House
gallery, as a member sat down alter hls
speech.
just like pass drum" replied the com
paniOn visitor.
Yes, strong and sonorous."
"1 es, and nothing inside Of IT, RdshtaQ-
3 n Critic.
YOUEG PRETrYMAN Ito lady who has re-
ceIved from hInf marked attenti0n)-I called
on Miss Gushington last evening, and had a
nicer
Miss Colfax twho is secretly jealous of Miss
Gushingtonl-Yes indeed, always liked her.
What pity that most people hate her. sup
pose It must be because she lies so terribly
LOaOeU citizen.
OMAHA MAN-SO You were one of the thir-
ty-elght naval cadets dismissed at Annapolis
for failure TO pass examinationP
Ex-Cadet-Yei, but l can't complain, 1t
was my own fault. You see. they asked us
what man of " ar looked like.
'Well. couldn't you tell2"
'NO, wasted my money on American
naval literature instead of spending 1t for
foreign picture papers.-OnaGhd World.
FIRST GENTLEMAN tentering apartment of
second gentlemant-About year ago you
challenged me to fight duel.
Second Sentlem n isternly)-I did sir.
First G.-And told You that had Just
been married. and did not wish to risk my
life at such hazard.
Second G.. (haughtIlyl-I remember. sir.
First g. tbitterly)-Well. my feelings have
undergone a change; any time you want TO
fight let me know. Bon jour.-French Fun.
In the hotel parlor. IL p. M:
"Have you any idea what time it is?" he
asked, after he had talked her to sleep three
or four times. and walked her up as often by
Laughing bOistefOusly at his own DriIlia ant
ebullitIons of wit, humor and burlesaue.
"Really, I haven't" she replied YEARLY
''Et certainly must be time | was going
home" he continued, as ne made a move in
the right direction.
"Oh, am sure 10 is very much later than
that" she said. sweetly and lnnocently, and
then he went away with a hdeous suspicion
in his manly BOSOM Washiayt,a Critic